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Stormers to defend title in style

Coach John Dobson is sticking to the plan with which the DHL Stormers played an exciting brand of rugby en route to clinching the 2022-23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship title.

John Dobson (Head Coach) during the Super Rugby match between DHL Stormers and Jaguares at DHL Newlands

Dobbo’s Diary: From chasing the crown to wearing the crown

Read the second instalment of DHL Stormers coach John Dobson’s weekly diary as the reigning champions begin the defence of their crown in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

Dobbo digs deep to bolster Stormers ranks

Coach John Dobson has added to the Stormers’ depth for the 2022-23 Vodacom United Rugby Championship season by roping in a hard grafter with previous ties to Western Province Rugby.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ben Brady/INPHO/Shutterstock/BackpagePix (13027215ik) South Africa vs Wales. South Africa's Suleiman Hartzenberg runs in a try Under 20 Six Nations Summer Series Finals Day, Stadio Comunale Monigo, Treviso, Italy - 12 Jul 2022

Western Province primed to turn talent trove into trophies

With Riaan Oberholzer and John Dobson at the helm, Western Province Rugby is poised to make the most of the world’s most talent-rich region, according to MARK KEOHANE.

Watch: Why Stormers dubbed themselves ‘absurd heroes’

Coach John Dobson takes fans on the Stormers bus and inside the team room on the day of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship final.

Dobson: Stormers are hot property now

The future is bright for Stormers supporters as coach John Dobson expects investors to line up for a stake in the newly-crowned Vodacom United Rugby Championship winners.

Highlights: Stormers edge Bulls to URC title

The Stormers prevailed in a confrontational showdown with the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday to end their long wait for a major title and be crowned the inaugural winners of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 09: Stormers celebrate the win during the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls at DHL Stadium on April 09, 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Stormers spurred on by poetry, Greek myth

John Dobson turns to poetry and a Greek myth when he tries to put into words the journey his Stormers team has been on to reach this historic first final of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship against the Vodacom Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 04: John Dobson during the post match press conference after the United Rugby Championship match between DHL Stormers and Emirates Lions at DHL Stadium on December 04, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa.

Dobson: I would love to beat Jake in final

John Dobson admits that Saturday’s Vodacom United Rugby Championship final between the Stormers and Vodacom Bulls will be like a “Test match” with plenty of emotion between both teams.

Dobson on the brink of franchise history

John Dobson has entrusted players previously described as discards and journeymen with a Vodacom United Rugby Championship campaign that has brought him within one win of becoming the most successful coach in DHL Stormers history.